| Charles T. Patterson | |
| Occupation: | Racehorse Trainer / owner |
| Birth Place: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1869 |
| Death Place: | Queens, New York, USA |
| Race: | Double Event Stakes (part 1) (1896) Double Event Stakes (part 2) (1896) Flatbush Stakes (1896) Clark Handicap (1897) Fall Handicap (1897) Latonia Derby (1897) St. Louis Derby (1897) Himyar Stakes (1897) International Derby (1897) Oakley Derby (1897) Twin City Handicap (1897) Brighton Handicap (1898) Brooklyn Handicap (1898) Laureate Stakes (1899) Connaught Cup Stakes (1912) Windsor Hotel Cup Handicap (1912) Tarrytown Stakes (1915) Lawrence Realization Stakes (1917) American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby (1897) |
Charles Tillinghast Patterson (February 4, 1869 - March 27, 1918) was an owner and trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses best known for his win in the 1917 Kentucky Derby with Omar Khayyam and as the owner and trainer of Ornament, the 1897 American Horse of the Year and American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse.[1]
Patterson's father was an owner of Standardbred horses and as young man, Charles was a harness racing driver. In 1891 his interests shifted to Thoroughbred racing and he was hired to train the horses of renowned Kentucky owner and breeder John Madden.[2]
Charles Patterson died on March 27, 1918. He was training for Robert L. Gerry from a base at Belmont Park at the time of his death.[3]